Lgb Youth Discrimination

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LGB youth often face discrimination as well as marginalization when they interact with social systems(Wagaman, A., 2016). According to the research of Kosciw, Greytak, Palmer, & Boesen (2014), despite policies and awareness this minority group face harrassment especially in schools and often ‘‘pushed out of school prior to graduation". Moreover, LGB youth have been running away or forced out by own families as a result of their sexual orientation which causes high number of homelesness and other issues among this vulnerable group (Choi, Wilson, Shelton, & Gates, 2015 as cited in Wagaman, A., 2016 ).
The assumption all are heterosexual complicts the lives of LGB youth as to live dignified, they have to challenge this ignorant assumption (FitzGerald,

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